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gummy bear

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Cochineal / carmine).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Sep 2023

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Glucose syrup53.1%No flag›
  • Sugar23.4%No flag›
  • Wate geletine11.7%No flag
  • Humectant5.9%No flag
  • Glycerin · E4225.9%No flag
  • Acidity regulators2.9%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3301.5%No flag
  • Malic natral flavours0.7%No flag
  • Strawberry0.4%No flag›
  • Raspberry0.2%No flag›
  • Grape<0.1%No flag›
  • Blueberry<0.1%No flag›
  • Pineappl coconut oil<0.1%No flag
  • Thickener<0.1%No flag
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Natural coloursNo flag
  • Cochineal · E120Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Curcun anthecyaninsNo flag
  • Plant extractNo flag
  • Spirulina concentrateNo flag
  • Ssorage instructionsgNo flag
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glucose syrup, sugar (contains sulphites), wate geletine, humectant (glycerin), acidity regulators (citric acid, malic natral flavours (strawberry, raspberry, grape, blueberry, pineappl coconut oil, thickener (pectin), natural colours (cochineal, curcun anthecyanins), plant extract (spirulina concentrate), glazing agent 9 allergen advice: contains: sulphites. may be present: milk. ssorage instructionsg

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Sep 2023

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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